Chapter 14

Skittle Asault

Geonosis was just as ugly as it looked in Episode Two. As we walked through that colusium where those Star Craft monsters who tried to kill Padme, Obi-Wan, and Anakin I asked. "Why the hell are we here?"

"An important meeting," Dooku replied. We all heard the sound of a starship landing outside. "If you would excuse me for a moment I have business to attend to."

Then he walked away.

"If he thinks I'm going to babysit a Jedi Padawan he's got another thing coming!" Asajj growled as she watched him go. She looked at Grievous. "She's all yours."

Then she too walked off.

I looked up at Grievous and grinned. "Looks like it's just you and me, sport," I said.

He rolled his eyes. "Oh, joy."

Obi-Wan and Anakin's ship had landed a few minutes after we had. As the Jedi jumped out of the ship Yoda said. "Caution we must keep. Split up we should."

"But what about Dooku?' Anakin asked looking like he was itching for a fight with the geezer Count.

Yoda gave him a look. "Know the girl is here I do. Find her first we must," he replied. "Search for her, Skywalker and Kenobi will. Find whoever else came Fisto and Ti should."

"What about you?" Shaak Ti asked.

Yoda looked at them all. "Deal with Dooku myself will."

Nobody argued not even Anakin. They all nodded and split up.

"So," I said to Grievous. "Did you enjoy killing those Jedi in the catacombs the last time you were here?"

He gaped at me. "How do you know about that?"

I shrugged. "I just do but don't worry I won't tell anyone." I added when I saw the look on his face.

"You'd better not," he growled.

I gave him a look of utter boredom. "That's getting old," I told him flatly.

Grievous stared.

I sat down on the cold stone cloor and pulled my walkman out of my backpack (Yes, I still have it and I brought it with me). I put on my headphones and pressed the Play button. I was glad I had brought it. If I hadn't I would have been totally bored.

Listen to your heart
When he calling for you
Listen to your heart
There's nothing else you can do
I don't know where you're going
And I don't know why
But listen to your heart
Before he tells you "Good bye"

I turned the Walkman off again. "I'm hungry," I said.

"Oh boy," groaned the cyborg.

Against Yoda's instructions Obi-Wan and Anakin split up. Obi went one way and Annie went the other. Anakin was walking down the corridor when he spotted me ahead. He also saw Grievous. He saw Grievous and I talking. Civally like old friends.

So she is working for them now, he thought.

I rummaged through my backpack and found a bag of sour Skittles. "Hey Griev!" I exclaimed. "This on has your face on it!" I held it up for him to see.

Grievoud stared at the picture a moment then said. "I'm not that freaky looking... am I?"

Self concious cyborgs? Now I've seen everything!
I shrugged. "Not to me anyway," I replied.

He started to walk away.

"Hey, where are you going?" I called after him.

"To find a mirror," was his reply. "Stay here until I get back."

Before I could argue with him he was gone.

Hmm...I thought tearing the bag open and shaking out a few Skittles. He's vain as well...

Then I burst out laughing at the thought of Grievous prinping his mask every morning. "HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!" I cackled. "That's priceless!"

"STEPHANIE!" a voice yelled behind me startling me out of my laughter.

I turned around just in time to see Anakin plowing down on me. "Hey!" I called to him waving my hand. He's still as hot as ever I see...

"TRAITOR!" he screamed wipping out his lightsaber.

Uh oh!
I screamed and raised my hand instinctively to block it. Only the hand I had raised held the bag of Skittles. My only snack. Fruity candy exploded everywhere as Anakin's blade cut through it.

Deprived of my snack I turned and ran tipping the bag over my mouth letting the few remaining Skittles drop into it. I then quickly threw the bag aside and pulled out my lightsabers. I turned to face Anakin.

What I saw made me laugh like crazy. Anakin, in his rush to chase after me, had slipped on the Skittles that had fallen on the floor and was sliding toward me, his arms pinwheeling for balance.

Using the Force I lifted the Skittles off the floor and began pelting them in his face.

"Ouch ouch!" he wailed putting a hand up to block them.

I instantly came at him. I knocked his lightsaber out of his hand then kicked him against the wall. I rested Mace's lightsaber near his throat.

He stared at me and I stared at him. "Go ahead and kill me," he said angrily.

I laughed again. "I'm not going to kill you, stupid," I said suddenly serious. "I don't want to kill you! I don't see why you want to kill me. I didn't do anything!"

"You're a traitor," he growled.

"I am not, damn it!" I shouted so loudly I shut him up. "I'm not a traitor and I'm not a Jedi or a Sith either. I'm just a girl from Earth who ended up in these fuckin' Clone Wars because that stupid bald bitch Asajj Ventress kidnapped me."

He gaped at me.

"And," I went on. "I'm getting sick of you!" I smacked him in the face with my elbow knocking him out in the process.

As Anakin slumpt onto the floor I heard a scream down the hall. I quickly ran toward the sound getting the feeling that Grievous was kicking sone Jedi's sorry ass. When I found Grievous he was in the middle of a fight with Shaak Ti and Kit Fisto. The Jedi were losing.

I saw Grievous getting ready to finish them off by catching them off guard. I couldn't let that happen.

"NO, GENERAL!" I screamed rushing forward. "STOP!"

I hurled myself forward and got between the Jedi and Grievous. His lightsabers made heavy contact with mine and I almost fell over.

Upon seeing me the General's eyes grew huge. "GIRL!" he shouted the same time the Jedi gasped. "STEPHANIE!"

I Forse shoved the three into their corners. Now I had some space. I looked back and forth. "What the hell is going on here?" I demanded of them. "Who started this?"

"They did," Grievous said pointing at the Jedi who were gaping. "I wasn't doing anything and these two Jedi jumped me."

I shook my head. "You shouldn't hurt Shaak Ti," I scolded him. "She's your girlfriend."

Both Shaak Ti and Grievous gaped at me.

"Grievous," I said still adressing the cyborg. "Why don't you look for Asajj? I'll take care of the Jedi."

The cyborg stared at me a little longer, I think I scared him with my girlfriend comment, then walked away.

I turned toward the Jedi now.

"How did you do that?" Kit Fisto asked his big black eyes even bigger.

"What?"

"Make him listen to you."

"I understand him," I replied.

"My boyfriend?" Shaak Ti asked.

Oops. She knew nothing about my little fan pairings. I wasn't about to explain it now. I'm just glad that little comment made Grievous leave them be for now.

"Nevermind," I said shaking my head. "It's not important." I looked at them. "What are you two and Anakin doing here?"

"Dooku wanted us to come here," Kit replied pushing his tentacles away from his face.

"Why?"

"You."

"Me?"'

"He wanted anyone who had spoken to you to come here," Shaak Ti replied.

"Why?" I asked looking at her.

"To kill us maybe."

"So, I'm his bait for Jedi?"

"Probably..."

I clenched a fist. An anger mark popped up on it. "Why that stupid dork!" I growled gritting my teeth in anger. "I'll teach him to make bait out of me!" I started to run back the way I had come. "That bastard is going to pay!"

"Stephanie, wait!" Kit called after me.

"Get Anakin and go back to whatever ship it was that you came in," I shouted at them over my shoulder. "I have something I need to do!"

A/N

Next time I'm going to be having those other lightsaber fights I mention in the chapter with Count Dooku. I hope this chapter was okay. Incase you might be wondering...The reason I called those things Star Craft monsters was because my brother, who plays Star Craft, was watching Episode Two with me and my sister awhile back and when he saw the monsters sent out to kill Obi, Annie, and Padme he called them by Star Craft names. Like a Lurker and a Zergling. I don't even have the slightest clue what those things are or look like! Oops ranting. Sorry. Well that's it for now. I hope you liked it.